Prop 19: Is California Legal Pot a Freedom Issue?

Police in every state report that alcohol far more frequently correlates with automotive fatalities than marijuana; and the psychogenic and medical impact of "pot" is less than Prozac or tobacco

Yet many Americans persist in their irrational fear of marijuana

ALTERNET Nov 1, 2010 | California's Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization "Tax and Regulate" initiative, has been a roller coaster ride for drug policy reformers. In May polls showed Prop 19 in the lead, but not by much and with support under 50%. For the next four months, the numbers did something we didn't expect; opposition to the measure steadily decreased. One pollster interviewed in early October for my organization's newsletter, commented, "If I was in Las Vegas and I was a betting man, I'd bet on…

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